ML071300433

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& 05/01/2007 - Summary of Internal Meeting of the Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Panel to Provide Policies & Requirements for the Restart Inspection Program
ML071300433
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Site: Browns Ferry Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 05/10/2007
From: James Shea
Division of Reactor Safety II
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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May 10, 2007 LICENSEE: Tennessee Valley Authority FACILITY: Browns Ferry Unit 1

SUBJECT:

MEETING SUMMARIES FOR APRIL 17, 2007 AND MAY 1, 2007 - INTERNAL MEETING OF THE BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 RESTART PANEL - DOCKET NO. 50-259 On April 17, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a meeting of the NRC Browns Ferry 1 (BF1) Restart Oversight Panel at the NRC Region II Office in Atlanta, GA. The Panel was established in accordance with NRC Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2509, Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Project Inspection Program. The purpose of IMC 2509 is to provide the policies and requirements for the restart inspection program, the BF1 Restart Oversight Panel, and the documentation of the major regulatory and license actions associated with the restart. In addition, the IMC provides guidance for assessing the licensees readiness for restart and the return of the unit to the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). The Restart Panel was established via a charter issued on October 13, 2005.

The purpose of the April 17th panel meeting was to discuss the BF1 restart project status and review key issues. Discussion topics during this internal NRC meeting included: TVA schedule status; status of licensing activities; review of authorization memos and letters, discussion of Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) transition plan; discussion of power ascension plan; review of Inspection Plan and Schedule (IP&S) reports; remaining System Preoperability Checklist (SPOC) schedule; Operational Readiness Assessment Team (ORAT) status; and planning for the next Internal Panel and public meetings. The Panel also discussed Browns Ferry Unit 2 outage which ended April 18, 2007.

On May 1, 2007, the NRC held another meeting of the NRC BF1 Restart Oversight Panel at the Browns Ferry Training Center in Athens, AL. The purpose of the panel meeting was to discuss the BF1 restart project status and review key issues. Discussion topics during this internal NRC meeting included TVA Schedule Status; the Operational Readiness Assessment Team (ORAT) inspection; status of licensing activities; update on Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) transition plan; Power Ascension inspections; review of Inspection Plan and Schedule (IP&S) reports; discussion of communication documents to be issued; and planning for upcoming public meetings. contains a list of the restart oversight panel members participating in the April 17, 2007, meeting and other NRC attendees. Enclosure 2 contains a list of the restart oversight panel members participating in the May 1, 2007, meeting and other NRC attendees. Enclosure 3 contains the Inspection Plan and Schedule Report.

TVA 2 Documents associated with the NRC oversight of the BF1 Recovery can be found on the NRCs website at http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/bf1-recovery.html .

Sincerely,

/RA/

Joseph W. Shea, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-259 License No.: DPR-33

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees for the April 17, 2007 meeting
2. List of Attendees for the May 1, 2007 meeting
3. Inspection Plan and Schedule Report Distribution w/encls: (See page 3)

OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRS SIGNATURE TXN /RA/ WTM /RA/ JWS /RA/

NAME TNazario MWidmann JShea DATE 05/09/2007 05/10/2007 05/ /2007 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO TVA 3 Memo to Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Oversight Panel Members from Joseph W. Shea dated May 10, 2007

SUBJECT:

MEETING SUMMARIES FOR APRIL 17, 2007 AND MAY 1, 2007 - INTERNAL MEETING OF THE BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 RESTART PANEL - DOCKET NO. 50-259 Distribution w/encls:

W. Bearden, DRP E. Brown, NRR C. Haney, NRR M. Lesser, DCI T. McGinty, NRR L. Mellen, DRP T. Nazario, DRP L. Raghavan, NRR T. Boyce, NRR T. Ross, DRP J. Shea, DRS C. Stancil, DRP M. Widmann, DRP

List of Attendees NRC Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Oversight Panel Meeting (April 17, 2007)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Panel Members Region II J. Shea, Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS) - Chairman M. Widmann, Chief, Branch 6, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP) - Member W. Bearden, Senior Resident Inspector Unit 1, Branch 6, DRP - Member L. Mellen, Senior Project Engineer, Branch 6, DRP - Member Headquarters C. Haney, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing (DORL), NRR - Vice-Chairman (participated via teleconference)

L. Raghavan, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch III-1, DORL, NRR - Member (participated via teleconference)

T. McGinty, Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (participated via teleconference)

T. Boyce, Chief, DORL, NRR (participated via teleconference)

E. Brown, Project Manager, DORL, NRR (participated via teleconference)

Other Participants T. Ross, Senior Resident Inspector Units 2 and 3, Branch 6, DRP, Region II T. Nazario, Project Engineer, Branch 6, DRP, Region II Enclosure 1

List of Attendees NRC Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Oversight Panel Meeting (May 1, 2007)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Panel Members Region II J. Shea, Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS) - Chairman M. Widmann, Chief, Branch 6, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP) - Member W. Bearden, Senior Resident Inspector Unit 1, Branch 6, DRP - Member M. Lesser, Chief, Division of Construction Inspection (DCI) - Member L. Mellen, Senior Project Engineer, Branch 6, DRP - Member Headquarters T. McGinty, Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing (DORL), NRR -

Acting Vice-Chairman L. Raghavan, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch III-1, DORL, NRR - Member E. Brown, Project Manager, DORL, NRR (participated via teleconference)

Other Participants T. Ross, Senior Resident Inspector Units 2 and 3, Branch 6, DRP, Region II T. Nazario, Project Engineer, Branch 6, DRP, Region II R. Lantz, Senior Emergency Preparedness Inspector, DRS, Region IV Enclosure 2